Perspective on Pain Management in the 21st Century

Knowledge and attitudes survey in bleeding disorders providers regarding pain

“…Survey questions were divided into five sub-categories including assessment (14), treatment (1), pharmacology (14), substance abuse (4) and attitudes (4). Questions with less than 80% correct response rate were considered areas of educational deficit.…”

Changes in skin conductance as a tool to monitor nociceptive stimulation and pain

“…Postoperative pain is reported in about 50% of the patients [21]. Acute postoperative pain is followed by persistent pain in 10-50% of individuals after common operations.…”

Pain Assessment and Management in Nursing Education Using Computer-based Simulations

“…Additionally, depending on the cultural norms, patients of different ethnic groups will be more or less verbally expressive about their pain (Rutledge & Caple, 2011). Therefore, pain assessment requires monitoring for changes in behaviors (physical, emotional, cognitive), expression, and posture as well as listening for verbal cues (Czarnecki et al, 2011;Polomano et al, 2008;Rutledge & Caple, 2011).…”